STATE services battled throughout the entire day yesterday as more heavy rains fell across the island, flooding dozens of dwellings and causing traffic havoc.
No injuries were reported, although a few people trapped in their homes and vehicles came close to drowning.
PARENTS of conscripts serving in the National Guard yesterday warned parliament that immediate measures were needed to tackle draft dodging, which was constantly worsening.
It is said that one in five conscripts are draft dodgers, most exploiting an apparently weak screening system by citing psychological problems.
AROUND 100 Limassol postmen went on a 24-hour strike yesterday in protest over what they said were unacceptable working conditions and the state’s failure to meet their demands despite assurances.
ROADS had turned into rivers with torrents up to 40cm high washing away cars and debris and sending residents in flood-hit villages to the upper stories of their homes.
Yesterday it was time to clean up.
INTERIOR Minister Neoklis Sylikiotis said it would take around 10 days to record all the damage following the recent heavy rainfall and assess how those affected will be compensated.
“Alambra was among the communities that were the most affected,” he explained. “A large number of homes and businesses were damaged, including equipment and furnishings.”
THIS SUNDAY the immigrant support organisation, Action for Equality, Support and Antiracism (KISA) will hold its 12th Rainbow Festival in Nicosia. The festival will be repeated next Sunday in Limassol.
Under the slogan “Migrants produce wealth, racists just fear” the festival aims to raise awareness of racism and the plight of immigrants in Cyprus.
THE DEMINING expert killed while on duty on Wednesday would put his life on the line for a
mere €400 a month, according to reports.
Femisberto Novele, 49, team leader of the Mine Action Centre Cyprus (MACC) from Mozambique, lost his life in a minefield near Yeri, some 10 kilometres south-east of Nicosia.
THE MINISTRY of Finance has welcomed the approval by the Russian government of an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation initialled between the two countries earlier this year.
In April Cyprus and the Russian Federation initialled an agreement to avoid double taxation between them, paving the way for Cyprus’ removal from the Russian tax black list.
THE STRIKE affecting the Nicosia-based café chain Voici la Mode (Café la Mode) Ltd rumbled into its third week yesterday, with a demonstration by non-striking staff outside the Labour Ministry.
ALMOST a century after Norwegian explorers first reached the South Pole, the first Cypriot is preparing to cross Antarctica on skis.
Unlike Amundsen’s team, however, this team is all female, and comprised of nationals of eight Commonwealth countries, including Cyprus.
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